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Could Amazon be planning an iPod killer?

Could Amazon be planning an iPod killer?

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Amazon.com has registered the domain name AmazonMusicPlayer.com, suggesting that the company may be planning to branch out into music devices. AmazonMusicPlayer.com was registered yesterday by the legal department of Amazon Technologies Inc, with an amazon.com contact address. Companies often register domain names simply in order to keep them out of the hands of others, so the registration may merely be defensive. Amazon itself already owns over 7,000 domains. But...



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Opinion: Will Apple Hijack Amazon's Move For Netflix?

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Amazon could be mulling over plans to acquire Netflix as a streaming business separate from its DVD-by-mail service, that's a theory that many in the US financial community are backing. According to Larry Dignan from ZDNet, some...


AMNews: Samsung Galaxy S2 Gets Gingerbread Update, Apple iTunes 1080p Movie Service, Netflix Says No to Hulu Bid

AMNews: Samsung Galaxy S2 Gets Gingerbread Update, Apple iTunes 1080p Movie Service, Netflix Says No to Hulu Bid

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Google's need for speed is apparently working wonders as Samsung is said to be queuing up the next version of Android Gingerbread, v2.3.4, for the Galaxy S2 Smartphone. The handset has been photographed running the latest...


AMNews: Slim iPhone 5 Being Planned, iTunes App Store 15 Billion Downloads, Induction Charging iPhone 5 Successor

AMNews: Slim iPhone 5 Being Planned, iTunes App Store 15 Billion Downloads, Induction Charging iPhone 5 Successor

Overviews Mobile & Telco

As September approaches, all sorts of wild speculations about how the iPhone 5 will look have emerged; apart from the claims that the company wants to ship 25 million units of the latest version by the end of the year, new...


Apple Will Unveil Cloud Service On Monday

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News Cloud

Apple is expected to unveil its own cloud-based storage and music streaming service next week after landing deals with major record labels.Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple CEO...


Federal Trade Commission To Investigate Apple Subscription Service

Federal Trade Commission To Investigate Apple Subscription Service

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The US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have launched an investigation into Apple's new iTunes subscription based service to see whether it violates anti-trust laws. According to The Wall Street...


Apple subs service faces anti-trust probe

Apple subs service faces anti-trust probe

Too many pies fingered

News Business

Apple's recently announced in-app subscription model is coming under scrutiny from lawmakers in the US and further afield. The automated payment service, which skims 30 per cent of income for automated payments transacted...


App developers angry at Apple subscriptions

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Anti-trust actions could follow

News Developer

Apple has only just taken the wrapper off of its shiny new subscription service and people are complaining already. The gadget maker and flogger of all things digital announced yesterday that anyone could jump on the Apple money...


Apple iTunes still dominating US music sales

Apple iTunes still dominating US music sales

Throat-cutting Amazon left trailing

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Apple has retained its stranglehold on US digital music downloads despite some pretty desperate measures from its competitors. According to figures from NDP, Apple's iTunes accounted for almost exactly two thirds (66.2 per cent)...


Beatles May Be Coming To iTunes

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News Entertainment

Apple could announce that The Beatles back catalogue is coming to iTunes later today.Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal said that Apple has reached an agreement with representatives of the band and...


Apple iTunes Store to stock The Beatles

Apple iTunes Store to stock The Beatles

Deal could end decades-long dispute

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Apple is preparing to announce that its iTunes Store will soon feature music by The Beatles, ending a long-running dispute between the iPod maker and the iconic rock band, founders of music company Apple Corps. According to a...


iTunes Users License Songs, Not Buy Them, Court Rules

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News Security

In a breakthrough ruling US federal court has stated that songs from iTunes are licensed, not purchased.The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals has ruled that users who get their songs from Apple's music service iTunes do not...


News@10:iPhone Dropped Calls, Apple Bans Apps & Nokia Sells Wireless Modem Business

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Apple has removed all applications belonging to developer Thuat Nguyen from its iTunes App Store. The company has confirmed that the developer had used fraudulent activities to boost the sale of its applications, Network World...


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Apple has launched its iPad App Store in the UK one week before the release of its 'magical' device. Users with a UK-based iTunes account can now access the iPad App Store and begin purchasing their favourite applications in...


Apple Could Charge Millions For iAd

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